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Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Etsy Shop of the week - Dutch Door Design
As part of my one man campaign for "proper printing", because I like people who are so stubbornly swimming against the litho and computer print stream (and because I have a garage full of metal type woodcut card blocks and an old arab treadle press oiled and ready to go) and because the result looks so good - I like to buy cards and prints from letterpress printers.
We came across Dutch Door Designs in 'Greenwich Letterpress' shop in New York before Christmas and bought a few, then realised they sold their cards and prints internationally through their Etsy shop so should stock up my 'card drawer'.
This San Fanscisco based letterpress printing company describes themselves as
"two friends, two antique printing presses, a bunch of ink and a whole lot of paper....
Mara Murphy and Anna Branning, friends and co-workers for many years established dutch door press, a design & letterpress studio, in 2006 in a beautiful victorian house in San Francisco. we named our press after the entryway to our studio- none other than a dutch door.
With an affinity for rich color, vintage patterns, natural forms and symmetry we create unique and boldly colored designs for our greeting cards, posters, and invitations. all of our designs are printed by hand on our antique chandler & price platen press or our equally lovely vandercook simple precision 15 proofing press."
PS if anyone has an unused letterpress proofing press like a Vandercook (hand operated but self inking) standing unused in the studio or garage I'd be happy to relieve you of it!
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Etsy Shop of the Week - Irregular expressions
This etsy shop Irregular expressions is nominated by Sarah who has been working with crochet a little in her dolls as well as crocheting Japanese Amigurumi and other things.
Irregular expressions produce beautiful and unique necklaces, cuffs, brooches, bracelets and other items from freeform crochet, found objects and buttons and beads.
I don't know the name of the artist but she is from Istanbul, a mother and is inspired from nature, traditional Turkish arts, crafts and freeform fiber artists. All the work is one-off.
Since posting this I got a message from Ayesegul giving more information about her mother.
'All creations belong to my mother. She is a retired teacher. She work in a totally improvisational way. She starts with an idea, then she tries new techniques and colors until she is satisfied with the piece. She constantly does, undoes, redoes, at the end she ends up with something she loves, something very different and unique. And her motivation and energy come from generous compliments like yours. '
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Etsy- Inkdesigner
From Boston, Male...Inkdesigner doesn't offer much other information with his Etsy shop, but makes joyful gocco prints on fabric and paper. They will make you smile!
http://www.inkdesigner.etsy.com
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Working class heroes
On the hunt for a birthday present for my young man, I came across this Austrian based company,
www.workingclassheroes.eu
At first I was drawn to the grey felt which brought the nostalgia of dark bars in Berlin wintertime, but I really love the whole package of their calm, ordered site and blog, use of found materials and imagery create a wonderful atmosphere.
All that from a website!!
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